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White Cross Offshore Windfarm (Onshore Project)

Decided North Devon 81428 Discharge of Conditions

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Approval of details in respect of part discharge of condition 31(a) (Bat Mitigation Strategy - Pre-construction survey data in relation to 'The Scope' of the surveys only) attached to planning permission 77576 (Full planning permission for the construction and installation of onshore electrical infrastructure required to export electricity from the White Cross Offshore Wind Farm to the national distribution network; including installation of 132kV underground electricity transmission cable(s) from landfall at Saunton Sands Car park to a new substation at East Yelland. Construction of temporary facilities required during construction to include haul road, vehicular access, compounds, associated works areas and a permanent substation access road . Construction of a new substation under the Rochdale Envelope Approach with additional information regarding architectural form and silhouette, design code, scale and layout, landscaping, lighting, and appearance and materials)

As published by the council, reference 81428

Application record

Reference
81428
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Pending
Decision
Pending
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
FREMINGTON, INSTOW, BRAUNTON WEST AND GEORGEHAM
Parish
FREMINGTON, INSTOW, BRAUNTON
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Devon register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 81047 Granted

    White Cross Offshore Windfarm (Onshore Project)

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 77576 (Full planning permission for the construction and installation of onshore electrical infrastructure required to export electricity from the White Cross Offshore Wind Farm to the national distribution network; including installation of 132kV underground electricity transmission cable(s) from landfall at Saunton Sands Car park to a new substation at East Yelland. Construction of temporary facilities required during construction to include haul road, vehicular access, compounds, associated works areas and a permanent substation access road . Construction of a new substation under the Rochdale Envelope Approach with additional information regarding architectural form and silhouette, design code, scale and layout, landscaping, lighting, and appearance and materials) to allow an amendment to planning condition 5

    Decided 4 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 81046 Granted

    White Cross Offshore Windfarm (Onshore Project)

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 77576 )Full planning permission for the construction and installation of onshore electrical infrastructure required to export electricity from the White Cross Offshore Wind Farm to the national distribution network; including installation of 132kV underground electricity transmission cable(s) from landfall at Saunton Sands Car park to a new substation at East Yelland. Construction of temporary facilities required during construction to include haul road, vehicular access, compounds, associated works areas and a permanent substation access road . Construction of a new substation under the Rochdale Envelope Approach with additional information regarding architectural form and silhouette, design code, scale and layout, landscaping, lighting, and appearance and materials) in respect of amendment to condition 4

    Decided 4 Dec 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Received by North Devon

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

680 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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